Classical Syriac edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Semitic *kapp-.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ܟܦܐ (kappāf (plural ܟܦܐ (kappē))

  1. (anatomy) palm, hand
    Synonym: ܙܘܪܐ
  2. glove
  3. handful
    Synonym: ܙܘܪܐ
  4. bundle, sheaf
  5. cup, drinking vessel
    Synonym: ܟܣܐ
  6. plate, dish
Inflection edit

Etymology 2 edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ܟܦܐ (kappā)

  1. absolute singular of ܟܦܬܐ (kappəṯā)

Etymology 3 edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ܟܦܐ (kappē)

  1. emphatic plural of ܟܦܬܐ (kappəṯā)

References edit

  • kp”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 160a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 222a
  • Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, pages 641b-642a